Concord Food Co-op Unacceptable Ingredients for Food
(as of April 15, 2021)
2,4,5-trihydroxybutyrophenone (THBP) benzoyl peroxide acesulfame-K benzyl alcohol acetoin (synthetic) beta-cyclodextrin acetone peroxides BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) activated charcoal bleached flour advantame bromated flour aluminum ammonium sulfate brominated vegetable oil aluminum potassium sulfate burnt alum aluminum starch octenylsuccinate butylparaben aluminum sulfate caffeine (extended release) ammonium alum calcium benzoate ammonium chloride calcium bromate ammonium saccharin calcium disodium EDTA ammonium sulfate calcium peroxide apricot kernel/extract calcium propionate artificial sweeteners calcium saccharin aspartame calcium sorbate azo dyes calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate azodicarbonamide canthaxanthin bacillus subtilis DE111 caprocaprylobehenin bacteriophage preparation carmine bentonite CBD/cannabidiol benzoates certified colors benzoic acid charcoal powder benzophenone Citrus Red No. 2
Page 1 of 4 cochineal foie gras
DATEM gardenia blue diacetyl (synthetic) GMP dimethyl Silicone gold/gold leaf dimethylpolysiloxane heptylparaben dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS) hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose disodium 5'-ribonucleotides high-fructose corn syrup/HFCS disodium calcium EDTA hjijiki disodium dihydrogen EDTA hydrogenated oils disodium EDTA inosine monophosphate disodium guanylate insect Flour disodium inosinate iron oxide dodecyl gallate kava/kava kava
EDTA lactic acid esters of monoglycerides erythrosine lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides ethoxyquin ma huang ethyl acrylate (synthetic) methyl silicon ethyl vanillin (synthetic) methylparaben ethylene glycol microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute ethylene oxide monoammonium glutamate eugenyl methyl ether (synthetic) monopotassium glutamate FD&C Blue No. 1 monosodium glutamate FD&C Blue No. 2 myrcene (synthetic) FD&C Colors natamycin (okay in cheese-rind wax) FD&C Green No. 3 neotame FD&C Red No. 3 nitrates (synthetic) FD&C Red No. 40 nitrites (synthetic) FD&C Yellow No. 5 octyl gallate FD&C Yellow No. 6
Page 2 of 4 olestra smoke flavor (synthetic)
Orange B sodium acid sulfate partially hydrogenated oils sodium alum plant sterols sodium aluminum phosphate polydextrose sodium aluminum sulfate potassium alum sodium benzoate potassium benzoate sodium bisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider) potassium bisulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider) sodium cyclamate potassium bromate sodium diacetate potassium metabisulfite (okay in wine, mead, sodium lauryl sulfate cider) sodium metabisulfite (okay in wine, mead, potassium nitrate cider) potassium nitrite sodium nitrate/nitrite (synthetic) potassium propionate sodium propionate potassium sorbate sodium saccharin propane-1,2-Diol esters of fatty acids sodium sorbate propionates sodium stearoyl lactylate propionic acid sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate propyl gallate sodium sulfite (okay in wine, mead, cider) propylene glycol esters of fatty acids sorbic acid propylene oxide stannous chloride propylparaben succistearin pulegone (synthetic) sucralose pyridine (synthetic) sucroglycerides saccharin sucrose acetate isobutyrate saccharin sodium salt sucrose ester salatrim (short and long chain acyl triglyceride sucrose polyester molecule) sulfites (okay in wine, mead, cider) shark cartilage sulfur dioxide (okay in wine, mead, cider)
Page 3 of 4 TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone) tonka bean/extract tetrasodium EDTA vanillin (synthetic) thiodipropionic acid toluene
Note to product suppliers: This list is intended for our shoppers; it’s not for use in formulating products. Creating a product with no unacceptable ingredients does not guarantee that we will sell it.
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